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MANCHESTER, NH April 15, 2021—Saying it’s past time for the city of Manchester to get a handle on the many and serious issues that have festered and worsened in recent years, Rich Girard, a former long-serving mayor’s aide, who’s been elected at-Large to the Board of Aldermen, Board of School Committee and a charter commission …
MANCHESTER, NH. April 13, 2021—Reacting to an April 12, 2021 news report on WMUR TV-9, likely Manchester mayoral candidate Rich Girard said he would oppose the state’s use of the YDC facilities on North River Road as a psychiatric hospital.
It’s true! I’m taking a serious look at running for mayor of Manchester this year. To that end, I’ve officially formed the Girard for Mayor political committee with the Office of the City Clerk. This allows me to raise and spend money while I consider the viability of my candidacy.
The Manchester Young Democrats have sent an email urging their supporters to contact the Manchester Board of School Committee to support a controversial policy it adopted on January 25, 2021, about transgendered students.
At-Large Manchester School Board member Jim O’Connell, a Democrat, is lashing out and lying to parents about a policy the board recently adopted on transgender students.
A controversial policy that bars school officials from informing parents that their children identify as transgendered in school and mandates access to the bathrooms, locker rooms, and sports teams the student “identifies with” will be back before the Board of School Committee at its meeting on February 8th.
If you’re wondering why, in a world where remote learning has become the norm, snow means the cancelation of school in the city of Manchester, look no further than the Manchester Education Association.
The Manchester Board of School Committee will take up a proposed policy on transgender students at its meeting on Monday, January 25, 2021. (Starts on page 26 of the agenda.) On a 4 to 1 vote, the policy was approved by the board’s Committee on Policy on January 12, 2021.
Not what happened. Think about it. A dozen senators and more than 140 members of Congress had lined up to challenge the electors from several contested states, including Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin.
Having recently received my tax bill in Manchester, I noticed something. The tax increase, projected by both Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig and the Board of Aldermen at .49%, was actually nearly triple that amount at 1.4%. In and of itself, a 1.4% tax increase isn’t earth-shattering.
